Ansar Harvani

Ansar Harvani was an Indian politician. Harwani opposed the partition of India.^[2] He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh as a member of the Indian National Congress.^[3][4][5]

Ansar Harvani
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 1962–1967
Preceded by	Chaudhri Badan Singh
Constituency	Bisauli (Lok Sabha constituency), Uttar Pradesh[1]
In office 1957–1962
Succeeded by	Gauri Shankar
Constituency	Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh
Personal details
Born	16 February 1916 Rudauli, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
Died	28 October 1996 (aged 80) New Delhi, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Sahaibzadi Gauhar Ara
Children	1 son and 3 daughters
Relatives	Hamida Salim (sister) Majaz (brother) Javed Akhtar (nephew) Salman Akhtar (nephew) Farhan Akhtar (grand son)
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Personal life

Ansar was born in 1916 in Rudauli, in Uttar Pradesh. His brother, Asrar-ul-Haq "Majaz" was also a prominent Urdu poet, and sister Hamida Salim, was a notable poet and writer. His other sister, Safia Akhtar was also a writer and critic, and his nephew is lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar.^[6][7][8]